Clare left to sweep up another year's shattered dreams
Regrets, Clare have a few.
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Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng believes the depth of their panel was key to victory over Clare in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-final, while counterpart Brian Lohan rued the officiating in an exciting Croke Park contest.
Clare must look in the mirror – rather than point the finger at the man in black – if they're to get back to hurling’s promised land any time soon, says RTÉ analyst Dónal Óg Cusack.
In the wake of a bad defeat, managers will usually say something about reviewing the tapes and assessing what went wrong before learning from it and coming again.
Brian Lohan may be able to walk on water in the hurling heartland of Clare, the Banner County's very own small ball messiah.
A Tony Kelly hat-trick laid down a marker of Clare's progress and gave them a semi-final shot at redemption against Kilkenny in a fortnight's time.
Clare's wretched record in Munster hurling finals continues, but Liam Sheedy feels the Banner are well placed to navigate a path towards the All-Ireland final and a possible reunion with Limerick.
The golden horde had thronged Limerick before noon.